Smoke conditioner for tobacco pipes



March 7,1939. @1w/.WEBB 2,149,648

SMOKE CONDITIONER FOR TOBACCO PIPES Filed' April 2l, 1957 IN VENTOR.

l ATTORNEY.

Patented Mar. 7, 1939 UNITED STA'IIIS*` PATENT OIFFiCE SMOKE.CONDITIONER FOR TOBACCO PIPES George W. Webb, Los Angeles, Calif.k

Application April 21,1937, Serial No. 138,196

Claims.

This invention relates to and has forv an ob-Y ject an improved moistureabsorbing and smokeconditioning member for a tobacco pipe, wherein themember may be conveniently removed fromv 5 nthepipe and detached fromthe mouth piece upon withdrawing or detachng said mouth piece from` the'pipe stem and without requiring lingering ofsaid member. Y

Another object is to provide a tobacco pipeattachment or accessory ofthe character ydescribed in the form of an absorbent pad adapted to bewrapped on or arranged to at least partially/encompass a portion of themouth piece which is telescopically iitted with the pipe stem .wherebyto form a substantially tubular absorbent member which will take up andretain the moisture in the pipe, insure better combus` absorbing pad ofthe character described and will either automatically unwrap and'become' detached from the mouth piece upon detachment of the latter orbe subject to detachment by soaeiecting a quick, downward snap motion ofthe mouth piece when the latter is removed -from the pipe stem.

Another object is to provide a moisture ,ab-'w sorbing pad ofthecharacter described having -Y 35:,means thereon adapted to beengagedby the mouth piece so as to insure thel proper lrposi-V tioningof the pad when inserting the mouth' piece, and also insure withdrawal;of the Apadg when the mouth piece is withdrawn from the 40""stem.

I have shown in the accompanying drawing a preferred form of a smokeconditioner for tobacco pipes embodying my invention, subject, however,to modification, within the scope of the 4 appended claims, withoutdeparting from the spirit of my invention.

In said drawing:

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal sectional View of a pipe having the smokeconditioner of this invention incorporated therewith,

Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the smoke conditioner when rolled intotubular form,

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of said conditioner, 55 Fig. 4 is afragmentary side elevation of the 'A the moisture accumulating in thepipe.

viding .for the passage .of smoke'through the 35i;

(Cl. IBI-204) portion of the mouth piece which is telescoped by the pipestem,

Fig. 5 is a bo-ttom plan view of said conditioner when in slit form,

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the blank from 5 which the clip is formed,v

Fig'l 7 is a top plan View of the clip blank as shown in Fig. 6,

Fig'. 8 is a front elevation of the finished clip,

Fig. 9 is a side elevation of the nished clip, 10

Fig. l0 is a top plan view of the finished clip, and

Fig. l1 is a fragmentary perspective View showing the manner in whichthe conditioner detaches itself from the mouth piece upon withdrawal ofthe latter from the pipe stem.

Fig. l2 is an enlarged longitudinal section showing the relationship ofthe clip to the mouth piece and pad of absorbent material.

One embodiment of this invention comprises a conditioning member in theform of a piece or pad l of absorbent material, said piece of materialor pad being adapted to be wrapped on or otherwise arranged to at leastpartially encompass the portion 2 of the mouth piece 3 so as 25 to bepositioned within the stern 4 of th-e pipe 5 when said mouth piece isfitted within the stem. The pad or piece of absorbent material may bemade of paper or any other suitable substance and when wrapped around orotherwise mounted on the mouth piece takes a substantially tubular formwhereby to permit the free passage of smoke through the bore yet absorband retain By probore of this substantially tubular absorbent memberinstead of filtering theA smoke through the material, the smoke isl notcontaminated by the moisture and nicotine saturated 'material As hereshown the-portionwZ ofthe -mouth .my`

piece which fits into the stem 4 is formed as a spirally grooved memberhaving one end provided with a bore 6 and embedded in the mouth piece.The mouth piece has the usual bore or smoke passage 'l which registerswith the bore 6 45 and the latter communicates by means of the passage 6with the spiral groove of the member f 2 so that the smoke will pass`freely through the stem and mouth piece. However it is to be understoodthat the absorbent smoke conditioning means of this invention isapplicable to any type of mouth piece which is fitted into the pipe stemand provides for the passage of smoke through the bore created by thetubular formation of said member.

In order to provide for detachment of the absorbent member from themouth piece without ngering said member and upon removal of the mouthpiece from the stem, said member is positioned on the mouth piece sothat it will unwrap itself or come apart and fall from the mouth pieceupon withdrawal of the latter from the stem. However should theabsorbent member, by retaining its tubular form, adhere to the mouthpiece when the latter is withdrawn from the stem, the dislodgement ofsaid member may be readily effected with a downward, snapping motion ofthe mouth piece.

To insure the removal of the absorbent member with the mouth piece whenthe latter is detached from the stem, means is provided for detachablyengaging said member and mouth piece so that the frictional Contact ofthe member with the stem will not prevent its withdrawal with the mouthpiece. Any means for detachably connecting the member with the mouthpiece which will positively withdraw the member upon detachment of themouth piece from the stem, may be used.

As here shown this means comprises a small clip 8 having an attachingtongue 9 adapted to pierce the member l as indicated in Figs. 2 and 3,or otherwise suitably engaged with said member for aixing the clipthereto. This clip is also provided with spaced tongues I in the form ofteeth adapted to engage with the portion 2 of the mouth piece. In thepresent instance the teeth l0 will engage in one of the grooves of theportion 2 of the mouth piece so that when the mouth piece is removedfrom the stem the absorbent member will be pulled out with it.

If the pad is made of a sheaf of papers the tongue 9 in being extendedthrough said sheaf serves the purpose of holding the sheaf together aswell as Xing the clip in place. It should be noted that the clip is ofarcuate cross-section so that it will readily conform to the curvatureof the portion 2 around which the pad or member I is wrapped.

It should be noted that the clip holds the absorbent member againstslipping, relative to the mouth piece when inserting the latter into thestem so as to insure the proper positioning of the absorbent member intothe stem and the retention thereof in such position. The smokeconditioner of this invention is also applicable to smoking devicesother than pipes, such as cigar and cigarette holders.

I claim:

1. A smoke conditioning and moisture absorbing means for tobacco smokingdevices comprising a substantially tubular piece of absorbent materialadapted to be positioned upon a portion of the mouth piece of thesmoking device, which portion is inserted in the stem of said device,said portion having a smoke conducting groove therein and a clip adaptedto engage in said groove without obstructing the passage of smoketherethrough and to engage with said tubular member for detachablyconnecting the latter with said portion, whereby said tube may beinserted into and removed from the stem together with said portion.

2. A tobacco smoking device having a detachable mouth piece, a portionof said mouth piece extending into` an enlarged bore in a stem of thedevice, the diameter of said bore being greater than the diameter ofsaid portion, a smoke conditioning and moisture absorbing membercomprising a piece of absorbent material adapted to be tted in asubstantially cylindrical shape to the outside of said portion, andmeans providing for the insertion and removal of said member relative tothe stem, said means including a clip effective to connect said portionand said member when the latter is held in its cylindrical shape and torelease said member when the latter is unfolded from its cylindricalshape, said portion providing a passage for smoke between it and theinterior surface of said cylindrical member.

3. A moisture absorbing member for a tobacco smoking device comprising apiece of absorbent material adapted to be fitted in a substantiallycylindrical form to the outside of that portion of the mouth piece of asmoking device which is inserted in the stem of said device, wherebysmoke will contact with the interior surface of said cylindricallyfitted piece, and a clip engaged with and disposed between said interiorsurface and said portion of said mouth piece for effecting the insertionand removal of said cylindrically fitted absorbent piece relative tosaid stem.

4. A moisture absorbing member for a tobacco smoking device comprising apiece of absorbent material adapted to be fitted in substantiallycylindrical form to the outside of that portion of the mouth piece of asmoking device which is inserted in said stem of the device and a clipfixed to said piece so as to be disposed upon the interior surfacethereof when said piece is fitted as aforesaid, for effecting theinsertion and removal of said piece with said portion.

5. A moisture absorbing means for a tobacco pipe comprising an absorbentmember adapted to be positioned upon a portion of the mouth piece of thepipe which is inserted in the stem of the pipe, said member taking theform of a tube providing for the passage of smoke through the borethereof, and a clip xed to said member and disposed interiorly of thebore formed by said member for engagement with said mouth piece foreffecting the insertion and removal of said member with said mouthpiece.

GEORGE W. WEBB.

